Toews ‘r Us — a family sailing adventure

Monoceros may be a constellation, but this boat just isn’t stellar.This boat has some positives: large refrigerator and freezer (this is Kenny’s test point for a good boat), generator, large cockpit, large deck and trampoline. The drawbacks though overwhelm it. The berths are small, The Galley seems isolated. The gelcoat looks too far gone to buff out. The engines have in excess of 5,000 hours, overall she looks run down.

This boat has four cabins and two heads. In the saloon there is a nav station to port. The entire interior has an outdated feel.

The boat was probably pretty awesome in her heyday, but that’s long since past. I believe this is the same year as the Carpe Vita, but it hasn’t held up near as well.

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Latitude: 26°54'47.83"N, Longitude: 82°03'58.25"W
Location: Punta Gorda, Florida, Map It

We met Capt. Wendy at the marina and then headed on to the boat. Surfs With Dolphins is a fine specimen of a Voyage 38. She has a hardtop, large cockpit and overall would make a nice boat for us to liveaboard. I believe this is the only boat of the last two days with a shine on the gelcoat.

Inside the port hull is the owner’s quarters with the bunk forward and a large head aft. The galley is up and has more counter space than the Venezia 42 we saw yesterday. The starboard hull has two cabins and a head amidships. This boat would be near perfect for us.

What it lacks are: SSB radio, wind generators, solar panels, generator, some additional sails and a sea anchor or drogue. Probably $10 to $20 thousand worth of additional items.

This is a top runner.

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